Contaminants in herring gull eggs from the Great Lakes / authors: Christine Bishop and D.V. Weseloh.: En1-12/90-2E-PDF
"This fact sheet describes changes in the levels of four organochlorine chemicals (see boxon page 8) in Herring Gull eggs between 1971 and 1989 and the biological effects these chemicals have had on waterbirds. Two of the substances that are reported on here originally entered the environment as organochlorine pesticides: dieldrin and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), which is a breakdown product of the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 4 (DDT). The other two chemicals are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS) and a dioxin known as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo—p-dioxin (2378-TCDD). The fact sheet also explains the reasons for this ongoing study and how the results relate to the Great Lakes environment of which humans are a part"--Page [1].
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada, issuing body. Canada. Conservation and Protection, issuing body. |
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| Title | Contaminants in herring gull eggs from the Great Lakes / authors: Christine Bishop and D.V. Weseloh. |
| Series title | SOE fact sheet ; no. 90-2 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Issued also in French under title: Les contaminants dans les oeufs du goéland argenté des Grands Lacs. Includes bibliographical references (page 12). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection = Environnement Canada, Conservation et Protection, [1990] ©1990 |
| Author / Contributor | Bishop, Christine Annette, 1960- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (12 pages) : illustrations, charts. |
| ISBN | 0662179226 |
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| Subject terms | Larus argentatus -- Effect of water pollution on -- Great Lakes (North America) Larus argentatus -- Eggs -- Analysis. Water -- Pollution -- Great Lakes (North America) Great Lakes (North America) -- Environmental conditions. |
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